Sickle apparatus.



A. STEARNS.

SIGKLB APPARATUS.

APPLIoA'HoN FILED JUNE 4, 1912.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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A. STEARNS.

SIGKLE APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED JUN; 4, 1912.

1,1 12,231 Patented Sept.29, 1914.

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INVENTOR (-aLERT STEARNS WIWESSES THE NORRIS' PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHING FON, D. C.

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sIcKLn APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT STEARNS, citi zen of the United States, residing at Alto Pass, in the county of Union and `State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Sickle Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to agricultural ma* chinery and has special reference to a mowing` machine.

riihe principal object of the invention is to improve and simplify the constructionv of the mowing means usual in such machines.

The second object of the invention is to provide a vertical sickle operated by novel means for the purpose of cuttingpea vines or tangled grass.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general of certain novel constructions and arrangements of details and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the acco-mpanying drawings, andspecifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a sickle bar constructed in accordance with this invention.` Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed plan partly broken away, of the main or horizontal sickle. Fig. 3 `is a section along the line 3*?) of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailed elevation showing the operating means for a certain sickle. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4L with the operating means shown in a certain position.

lin carrying out the objects of this invention, there is provided the usual finger bar 10 having teeth 11 secured thereto, and extending in spaced relation therealong. Slidable along this tooth bar is a knife bar 12 carrying the knives 13. The knife bar12 is held in place by the clips 14 which are securely bolted in the finger bar 10. Mounted on the knife 13 is a lug 15 provided with a. projecting pin 16, the purpose of which will. be hereinafter described. Atthe end of the sickle bar there is provided a divider 17 having the usual pointed tooth 18, and in the side of the dividerv 17 there is formed a pocket 19 wherein fits the lower end of an auxiliary finger bar 20. On this auxiliary finger bar are provided the teeth 21 and a specification qf Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 29, 1914. Application filed eine 4, 1912. sei-mino'. 701,602.

knife 22 is mounted slidably therein, being held in position by means of the clips 23. This second sickle bar is provided at its upper end with a divider 24. On this knife bar 22 is mounted a lug 25 from which a pin 25 projects. Connecting the `two sickle bars is a brace bar 26 having secured thereto a plate 27 extending downwardly, and the free ends of saidplate and said brace are provided with registering openings wherethrough passes a pivot pin 28 on which is mounted a bell-crank lever 29 having its ends provided with the slots 30 for the reception of the pins 16 and 26. The arms of this lever are so proportioned as to give a stroke to the vertical knife one-half that given to the horizontal knife.

In `the operation of vthis device, the horizontal knife when reciprocated, moves the bellcrank lever so that the verticalknife may also be reciprocated, thus cutting pea vines or tangled grass through which said knife passes.

There hasthus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the character described and for the purpose specified. 1

It is obvious that many minor changes may` be made in the form and construction of this invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is-wished to include allsuch as properly come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the is claimed as new is A sickle comprising a horizontal finger bar, a divider at one end of said horizontal finger bar, al vertical finger bar having its lower en portion in said pocket in said divider7 knives `traveling longitudinally upon said finger bars, a bracket secured to said finger bars, said bracket having substantially an inverted L-shape and having its invention, what l vertical arm extending in spaced relation to the vertical finger bar with its lower end bent to form a foot secured to the horizontal linger bar and having its horizontal arm carried toward the vertical finger bar and terminating in a foot secured to the vertical finger bar whereby said bracket forms a substantially diagonal brace connected with said finger bars at a point in spaced relation to the connected ends of said iingerbars to prevent pivotal movement of said finger bars In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my with respect tlo each othr, and a bell Crank signature in presence of tWo Witnesses. lever pivotal `y mounte upon said brace Y and having its arms connected with said ALBERT SLEARNS knives whereby longitudinal movement of Witnesses:

one knife will transmit longitudinal movef. A. TUCKER,

ment to the other of said knives. T. J. OWEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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